FOR40170 Forest Planning & Optimisation

Academic Year 2021/2022

This module Indicative Module Description
This is a level 4 module designed for stage 4 BAgrSc (Forestry) students. It introduces the students to the concepts of forest (management) planning, including principles of decision-making and applications of decision-making techniques to forestry problems. The students are exposed to a range of decision-making techniques, focusing on operational research methodologies that are widely used in forestry applications. These include, linear, mixed integer and goal programming, dynamic programming, network analysis techniques, equipment replacement appraisals, break-even analysis and project planning and evaluation techniques. The module focuses on the application of these techniques to forestry related problems and a wide range of example problems are introduced and worked out. The concepts of problem formulation, model building, model solving, the translation of the model solution to the original problem, and sensitivity analysis are all examined


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Learning Outcomes:

Apply specific problem solving techniques to answer specific forest management planning questions. Evaluate a given forest management planning problem and select the proper modelling and solution techniques. Formulate a forest planning problem based on information provided, evaluate the problem, select and apply the proper modelling and solution techniques, and formulate the model solution in terms of the original problem.

Indicative Module Content:

decision-making techniques, focusing on operational research methodologies that are widely used in forestry applications. These include, linear, mixed integer and goal programming, dynamic programming, network analysis techniques, equipment replacement appraisals, break-even analysis and project planning and evaluation techniques.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Tutorial

24
Autonomous Student Learning

75
Total

111
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures will be delivered face to face. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Take home assignments. Throughout the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

50
Examination: In class open book exam Week 12 Yes Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

50

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

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